A gun from the VIZCAYA at West Point, New
York

Contributed by Charles Bugajsky
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of the VIZCAYA's 14 cm Hontoria Guns in Columbia, Tennessee

General:

The following images are of a gun which was taken from
the wreckage of the Spanish Cruiser
VIZCAYA lost
at the the Battle of Santiago. The gun
appears to be a 14 cm gun Hontoria quickfire gun, one of eight carried
by the vessel.

This gun is now on display as part of the outdoor cannon
exhibits, overlooking the Hudson River, at the United States Military Academy
at WestPoint, New York.

The Gun:

This is an image of the gun as seen from the front.

The gun as seen from the side, rear.

The inscription on the front if the gun shield. It reads:

"Spanish American War14-CM. Steel Breech-loading RifleTaken from the Spaish Cruiser VISCAYA.Which was destroyed by the U.S. NavyIn the harbor of Santiago, Cuba,July 3, 1898The breechblock for this gunis in the Ordnance Museum"

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